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Martin Audio S12 manual

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  • Page 1

    Martin Audio – Blackline F8, F10, S12 CONTENTS (ENGLISH) P age No 1 INTRODUCTION 2 2 UNP ACKING 2 3 F8, F10 AND S12 OVERVIEW 2 3.1 F8 Full-range system 3 3.2 F10 Full-range system 3 3.3 S12 Sub-bass system 4 3.4 Grille removal 4 4 SAFETY FIRST 5 5 AMPLIFICA TION 6 6 CONNECTIONS 7 7 CABLE LENGTHS 7 8 SYSTEM CONFIGURA TIONS 7 8.1 Passive systems 8 [...]

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    1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing a Martin Audio Blackline Series system. The Blackline Series is a range of portable loudspeaker enclosures designed for a variety of portable sound reinforcement and club applications. Blackline products covered in this user ’s guide include the F8 and F10 full- range systems and S12 sub-bass enclosure. For[...]

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    3.1 F8 F ull-range system (Fig 1) The F8 is a versatile, 2-way passive system designed for applications where high output is required from an ultra-compact enclosure. It features a long excursion 8" (200mm) low frequency driver and a 1" (25mm) HF compression driver mounted on a constant directivity 90˚ x 50˚ horn. With its multi-angle c[...]

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    multi-angle enclosure to be used in either its vertical or horizontal orientation. T o rotate the horn for horizontal use, remove the grille (see 3.4 below), unscrew the horn and rotate it through 90 degrees. The enclosure is provided with ten M8 threaded inserts and four M8 bracket inserts for a variety of mounting configurations. It is also provi[...]

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    4 SAFETY FIRST It is important that loudspeaker systems are used in a safe manner . Please take some time to review the following points concerning safe use of Blackline Series loudspeakers. Professional loudspeakers are capable of producing extremely high sound levels and should be used with care. Hearing loss is cumulative and can result from lev[...]

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    compatible Martin Audio wall Brackets. The F8, F10 enclosures are fitted internally with steel corner reinforcement brackets to ensure that each cabinet is strong enough to be hung from its top. Never suspend one enclosure from another to form an array or cluster using these fittings. The common practice of using commercially available eye bolts fo[...]

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    6 CONNECTIONS Each connector panel has two Neutrik Speakon connectors wired in parallel with each other . The second connector allows use of a short link lead to power another parallel loudspeaker . The connectors are wired as follows: F8/F10/S12 Passive (Fig 4) 7 CABLE LENGTHS When connecting Blackline systems to an amplifier , it is recommended t[...]

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    8.1 P assive systems F8/F10 Full-range (Fig 5) Because the F8 and F10 are passive systems embodying correct acoustic design principles, they can be used without a controller provided recommended amplifier power is not exceeded and care is taken to avoid amplifier clipping. Use of an optional M3 or DX1 controller with its system specific low frequen[...]

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    F10 with S12/S15 RCR = 1:1 (Fig 7) 8.2 Bi-amped systems The switch at the back of the sub-bass enclosure should be switched to "active". F8 with S12/S15 RCR = 2:1 F10 with S18 RCR = 2:1 (Fig 8) Martin Audio – Blackline F8, F10, S12 E NGLISH 9 Sub-Woofer Right IN Blackline M3 Left IN Optional M3 Controller Right Satellite Left Satellite [...]

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    F10 with S12/S15 RCR = 1:1 (Fig 9) 9 WARRANTY Martin Audio Blackiline Series products are warranted against manufacturing defects in materials or craftsmanship over a period of 5 years from the date of original purchase. During the warranty period Martin Audio will, at it ’ s discretion, either repair or replace products which prove to be defecti[...]

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    10 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS F8 TYPE Ultra-compact, two way passive FREQUENCY RESPONSE (1) 70Hz-20kHz ± 3dB LOW FREQUENCY LIMIT 55Hz (-10dB) DRIVERS 1 x 8" (200mm)/2"(50mm) voice coil LF driver 1 x 1" (25mm) exit HF compression driver RA TED POWER (2) 150W AES, 600W peak RECOMMENDED AMPLIFIER 200-600W into 4 ohms SENSITIVITY (3) 93d[...]

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    F10 TYPE Compact, two way passive FREQUENCY RESPONSE (1) 65Hz-20kHz ± 3dB LOW FREQUENCY LIMIT 56Hz (-10dB) DRIVERS 1 x 10" (250mm)/2 1/2"(63mm) voice coil LF driver 1 x 1" (25mm) exit HF compression driver RA TED POWER (2) 300W AES, 1200W peak RECOMMENDED AMPLIFIER 400-650W into 4 ohms SENSITIVITY (3) 96dB MAXIMUM SPL (4) 1 19dB con[...]

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    S12 TYPE Compact sub-bass system FREQUENCY RESPONSE (1) 52Hz-150Hz ± 3dB LOW FREQUENCY LIMIT 43Hz (-10dB) DRIVER 1 x 12" (300mm)/3" (75mm) voice coil LF driver RA TED POWER (2) 400W AES, 1600W peak RECOMMENDED AMPLIFIER 400-800W into 4 ohms SENSITIVITY (3) 96dB MAXIMUM SPL (4) 120dB continuous, 126dB peak IMPEDANCE 8 ohms nominal CROSSOV[...]

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    Blackline F8/F10/S12 Century Point, Halifax Road, Cressex Business Park, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP12 3SL, England. T elephone: +44 (0)1494 535312 Facsimile: +44 (0)1494 438669 Web: www .martin-audio.com E-mail: info@martin-audio.com The Martin Experience MARTIN A UDIO LONDON Please Click here to return to main menu Please Click here to visit[...]

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    MARTIN A UDIO LONDON The Martin Experience E NGLISH Blackline F8/F10/S12 User ’s Guide All material © 2007. Martin Audio Ltd. Subject to change without notice. CONTENTS < PRINT GUIDES >[...]